{Beloved} (agap(8874)oi). Instead of gn(8873)i(9369) (genuine) in
 1Ti 1:2 . He had already called Timothy agap(8874)on (verbal
adjective of agapa(935c)) in  1Co 4:17 , an incidental and strong
proof that it is Paul who is writing here. This argument applies
to each of the Pastorals for Paul is known by other sources (Acts
and previous Pauline Epistles) to sustain precisely the
affectionate relation toward Timothy and Titus shown in the
Pastorals.